2008 Governmental Accounting
and Auditing Conference

 

The 2008 Governmental Accounting & Auditing Conference, held in
partnership with the Washington Society of CPAs, will be held April 21 & 22, 2008 at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Washington.

Register online at https://www.wscpa.org

Agenda

Monday April 21, 2008

8:00-8:30 Registration, distribution of materials, and continental breakfast
8:30-10:10

Auditing Update
  (Frank Crawford, CPA, Crawford & Associates, Oklahoma City, OK)

10:10-10:20 Refreshment Break
10:20-12:00

Auditing Update (Cont'd)
  (Frank Crawford, CPA, Crawford & Associates, Oklahoma City, OK)

12:00-1:00

Luncheon/State Auditor's Office New Hotline Program

  (Jim Brittain, Director of Special Investigations, Washington State Auditor's Office, Olympia, WA)

1:00-2:30

Performance Auditing — What's all the Buzz?

  (Linda Long, CPA, CGFM, Director of Performance Audits, Washington State Auditor's Office, Olympia, WA)

2:30-2:40 Refreshment Break
2:40-3:30

Forensic Auditing

  (Eric Younger, Senior Forensic Auditor, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms)

3:30-3:40 Refreshment Break
3:40-4:30

Forensic Auditing (Cont'd)

  (Eric Younger, Senior Forensic Auditor, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms)

   

Tuesday April 22, 2008

8:00-8:30 Registration, distribution of materials, and continental breakfast
8:30-10:10

GASB Update

  (David Bean, Director of Research and Technical Activities, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, CT)

10:10-10:20 Refreshment Break
10:20-12:00

GASB Update (Cont'd)
  (David Bean, Director of Research and Technical Activities, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, CT)

12:00-1:00 Luncheon
1:00-2:40

Concurrent Session A
A-1 – Panel Discussion:  How to Manage Your Electronic Records

  (Jim Albert, Deputy Director, Washington State Department of Information Services, Olympia, WA)

  (Tim Ford, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office)
  (
Jerry Handfield, State Archivist, Office of Secretary of State, Olympia, WA)

A-2 – Washington State Ethics:  Rules, Regulations, and Ethics for CPAs in Washington

  (Thomas Neill, CPA, Finney Neill & Co., Seattle, WA)

2:40-2:50 Refreshment Break
2:50-4:30

Concurrent Session B
 

B-1 – Panel Discussion:  Evolving Local Financing Environment

  (Bob Cowan, Director, King County Office of Management and Budget, Seattle, WA)
  (Jodie Trueblood,
Manager, Finance Tax & License Division City of Tacoma
, Tacoma, WA)

B-2 – Washington State Ethics:  Rules, Regulations, and Ethics for CPAs in Washington (Cont'd)

  (Thomas Neill, CPA, Finney Neill & Co., Seattle, WA)

 

Last modified: March 03, 2008